PSYCO223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Combinatorial Principles, Autobiographical Memory, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO223
• Professor: Dayuma Vargas Lascano

Document Summary

3. 5 prenatal development, infancy and early childhood: becoming self-aware. Not until 15-18 months do babies recognize themselves in a mirror important step in becoming self- aware. Toddlers begin to look more at photos of themselves than at photos of other children. Start referring to themselves by name or with a personal pronoun; sometimes they even know their gender and age. Self-awareness is well-established by age 2 as children enter school, their self-concepts become even more elaborate. As they gain more insight into themselves, they realize that people have thoughts, beliefs, and i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374)s that ofte(cid:374) (cid:272)ause people to (cid:271)eha(cid:448)e as the(cid:455) do (cid:894)u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)d that people"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) is intentional, to achieve a goal) Theory of mind- ideas about connections between thoughts, beliefs, intentions, and behaviour that create an intuitive understanding of the link between mind and behaviour: develops between 2 and 5 years of age.